зира

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal from зи́ркам (zírkam, to see through), in some dialects merged with Aromanian dzer (whey), Greek ζούρα (zoúra, whey) (whence dialectal Bulgarian дзер (dzer), зара (zara)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzirɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

зи́ра • (zíra) m (dialectal)

  1. translucent liquid or substance, wish-wash

Declension

  • зи́рка (zírka, slit, gap, see-through) (dialectal)

References

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic زيرا
Cyrillic зира
Latin zira

Etymology

From Persian زیره.

Noun

зира • (zira)

  1. cumin

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

See ѕира (dzira).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈziɾa]

Noun

зира • (zira) f

  1. Alternative form of ѕира f (dzira, whey)
    Synonym: сурутка f (surutka)

Declension

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